Combined blank-check and paid-voucher holder.



E. P. BENSON.

COMBINED BLANK CHECK AND PAID VOUCHER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.2.1918.

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COMBINED BLANK CHECK AND PAID VOUCHER HOLDER..

APPLICATION FILED MAR` 2. i918. 1,271,998. Patented July 9,1918.

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E. P. BENSON.

COMBINED BLAN-K CHECK AND PAID VDUCHER HOLDER.

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COMBINED BLANK CHECK AND PAID VOUCHER HOLDER.

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which the following is a EDWIN P. BENSON, I0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED BLANK-CHECK AND PIDV0`UCHER'HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWINv I. BENSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Blank-Check and Paid-Voucher Holders, of

specification. 3

This invention relates to a combined blank check and paid voucher holder and is ed to be used instead of the ordinary pocket check-book generally furnished'by banking institutions to small depositors. These pocket check-books are comparatively expensive, because the manufacture of them involves wire stitching of comparatively heavy and there ore costly covers, which are usually made in imitation Furthermore, the manufacture of these pocket check-books involves a certain waste of the paper on which the checks themselves are printed or lithographed, and the article is bulky, inconvenient to handle .particularly when one is writing checks and I interest (pertaining to such when one attempts to make corresponding entries on the. stubs. The result is that these pocket check-books are a waste and an expense to the banking institution and they are very often lost, mislaid or thrown away before all been used.

It is the object of my invention to provide a subst-itute for this unsatisfactory pocket check-book which eliminates all of the disadvantages particularly which does away with binding andthe consequent expense and-bulk.

Another object in connection with such substitute is to provide for' the carrying of blank checks or paid vouchers in compact form, readily accessible for all purposes and in whichadequate provision 1s made making permanent records of allitems of checks as they are lille out. y

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less broadthan those stated above, together with the advantages inherent, will be in part obvious and in part specifically referred to in the 'course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts, and applications of principles constituting theinvention; and the scope of protection contemplated will appear from the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are Y Speclcationof Letters Patent.

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above referred to, andfor Patented July 9, 1918.

vapplication mea March 2, 191s. serial No. 219,944.

to be taken as part of this specification, and in which I have shown a merely preferred form of embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a plan view of a holder employed in connection with my invention, showing the back of the envelop and the inner face of the flap; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the other side of the envelop and flap; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 on a smaller scale, with art .of the envelo back torn away showing the relation o the contained checks" to the holder and illustrating how the record yof deposits and checks drawn may be kept; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, illustrating a modification; Fig. 6 isa sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 but on a smaller scale and illustrating a further modification; Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 1 .showing an attachment for more securely retaining the contents of the holder in position; Fig. 10 is a sectional view on the linei'lO-lO of Fig. 9; and Fig. 11 is a viewv similar y/to Fig. 1 0, but showing the parts when the holder is closed.

Referring to the ynumerals on the drawings, there is shown at 15 an envelop which may be made up of an usual or preferred material and in any esired manner, provided with aback 16 and a front face 17, and a iiap 18. This envelop is made of a size to accommodate the size checks which are to be used with it. On the back face 16 of the envelo are provided rulings and indicia for the iiee ing of a record of deposits made. On t e inner face of the envelop flap (Fig. 1) are rovided rulings and indicia upon which t e customer may keep a record of the numbers, amounts, etc., of the checks contained in the holder, as he issues them from time to time. The number of checks placed in the holder initially will correspond with the number, of horlzontal record spaces on the inner face of the flap 18, twenty being shown in the example Fig. 1. The blank checks initially placed inthe holder may be numbered to correspond with the numberings of the horizontal record spaces on the inner face of the flap before the holder and its contained checks is given to the customer, or it may be left to the customer to number the checks to correspond with such record spaces. In

addition to tle provision of the spaces and markingsfor record of deposits made on the back 16 of the envelo this back face may also contain a legen indicated at 19 comprising directions for using the holder and contents, etc.

The front face of the envelop (Fig. 3 contains rulings and indicia upon whic the customer may make a record of the numbers of the checks contained within the holder, the dates between which the con- 20. In thls form of device the checks are,

tained checks vare issued, his name, address and other particulars, and' also 1f desired the name of the issuing bank. The outer torn olf one by one as they are written and when they are returned they are placed in` side the pocket just as with the Fig. 1 form of device, Fig. -6 illustrating some of the unissued checks as well as some ofthe paid vouchers inside the pocket.

In Fig. 7 there is illustrated a furthermodification, in which the iap of the envelop hasa double fold 21-22, and on the inner face of each of these folds a number of blank checks may be secured as by wire stitching 20, this form` being employed for instance where it is desiredv to provide for a larger number of checks. The faces of the flapv folds underneath the `blank checks will be provided with rulings and markings l land for records'ofthe checks as issued, the same as in connection with the Fig. 1 form.

In Figs. 9, 10 and 11 I illustratea modification of the form of device shown in Fig. l

1. Here the inner edge of the back face of the envelop is provided with a tab 24, --which i's adapted to be turned in underneath the checks contained within the envelop pocket,

vas shown in dotted linesin Fig. 9 and in.

section in Fig. v11, thus preventing the accidental dropping of checks from the envelop pocket. Y

It will be evident that the arrangement v described has many advantages. For' instance, when the checks have been all issued holder and its contents being filed away.- The record on each holder will a'pplydif rectly' to the checks contained therein. With the use of thls systemthe bank willhave vto give away fewer blank checks at a time,

eaper because of thel and these will ch Saving 0f materlal, binding, etc. Fewer In Fi 5 is shown a modica- 'paid they maybe kept in the holder, the

'of bank deposits and c a dlcia for the records o fchecks issued corre- 139` blank checks-being given away at a time result's in the customer coming or sending to the bank for a new supply moreoften, which affords an opportunity to the bank for balancing the account with greaterfrequency. The checks being placed in the holder unbound, the expense of perforating, collating and wire stitching into the ordinary permanent cover is done away with. The device is handy to carry, convenient,.com pact, the size of the checksmay be larger without the use of more material, because the material ordinarily employed for the stubs is saved, furnishes its own identification of thecustomer and aords a means for storing paid vouchers.

It will'be apparent that in addition to the consecutive numbering of the checks, each bunch of the checks, and the holder itself may have the same number printed on it somewhere; so that the bank bv making a note of the number of the holder at the time it-is given to the customer willbe able to keep track of the checksgiven to the customer in that particular holder, thereby assisting to prevent fraud, &c.

Inasmuch as many changes could be-made in the above construction, and\many` apparently widely different embodiments of my invention could be' made vwithout depart' from the scopethereof, it is intended that all matter contained'in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.-

It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to coverall thev generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a 'matter of language, might be said to fall-therebetween.

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` 1. A device of thefkind described including an envelop provided witha flap, a plurality of checks loosely contained within the envelop, indicia upon the front face of the .envelop for the keeping of a record to identify the owner-,of the envelop, and in# dicia upon the back of the envelop and the .inner face' of the iap for the making of .records of bank deposits l.and of checks issued, theindicia for the records of checks issued' corresponding with the number of 120v checkscontained in the envelop.

2. -A device of the kind described includ-i a plu-- ing an envelop provided with aiap,

rallity of checks loosely contained within the envelop, indicia-upon thefront faceof the envelop forthe keeping o f a record to identify` the owner vof the envelop, and indicia.y puponthe back of the envelop and the inner 'face 'of the'flap for`the 'making of records checks issued, the in- Y sponding with the number of checks contained in the envelop, and means independent of the envelop Hap for keeping the checks within the envelop.

3. A device of the kind described includini?, an envelop provided with a iap, a plurality of checks loosely contained within the envelop, indicia upon the front face of the envelop for the keeping of a record to indentify theowner of the envelop, and indicia upon the back of the envelop and the inner face of the iap for the making.,r of records of bank deposits and checks issued, the indicia for the records 0i' checks issued corresponding with the number pf checks contained in the envelop, the envelop and the contained checks bearing an identical symbol.

face of the envelop having secured thereto y a plurality of blank checks and provided underneath said checks with indicia for making);` a record pertaining to bank deposits made, the inner face of the flap provided With indicia for making a record of checks issued corresponding in number with the numberm of checks initially carried by the envelop, and the outside 'of the envelop egrrying indicia for making a record to identify the owner of the envelop, the cheeks when paid adapted to be insegted Within the envelop for permanent safekeeping.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

EDWIN P. BENSON. 

